Warming Trend

by Karin Kallmaker

Book Overview

Anidyr Bycall is frozen in her past, regretting words never spoken to the woman she loves and the one impulsive act that cost her all her dreams. Running from the courts of public and academic opinion in Fairbanks, she has landed in Key West. The nights are hot but she is colder than the glaciers she once explored.

Tending bar by night, she spends her days immersed in the research of her only remaining passion in life: the ice fields of Alaska...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594931461
• ISBN13: 9781594931468
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Bella Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

sandpit

I could not of been happier with the condition of book.I received it within a couple days,it had been mailed out the same day I ordered. Thanks

Lighthearted Mystery

Many people consider Karin Kallmaker the queen of lesbian fiction. Who am I to disagree (except I can't pick my favorite from my top five authors in the genre)? I usually like what she delivers and will probably always pick up her new releases. `Warming Trend' certainly didn't disappoint. Here she brings us the redemption of Anidyr Bycall. Ani tried to protect her research professor after a tragedy while studying glaciers in Alaska. Although she did nothing wrong, her whole life was dismantled. Her professor turned her back, her girlfriend (Eve) was flabbergasted, her reputation was ruined. So, Ani moved as far away as she could. Three years later, Ani is persuaded by her new friend XXX to go back to Alaska to face her demons. Reluctantly, they both make the long trip. Along with Eve and Tan, the campus security officer, they set the record straight. As it happens, more than one relationship is kindled between these four women. The whole book is lighthearted, even as Ani grieves the loss of her previous life and reclaims the present with the help of XXXX. This is a great character that I'd like to see in a pseudo sequel. Bottom Line - Enjoyable from front cover to back; Kallmaker's latest is a great weekend read.

Unexpected Bonus!!

I totally expected a fabulous romance. What a nice bonus that one heck of a mystery (with an antagonist of the "boo-hiss" variety) was thrown in as the catalyst for the story and also kept the reader flipping pages long into the next day because you just had to know what happened. The story delightfully starts out in an 'ice bar' in Key West. The author must vacation in Key West regularly because the atmosphere is spot on. 29 year old Ani has been living day to day for the last three years. Her love and career, her dreams, shattered. Three years ago she left her life and her passions in Alaska. She also left her new lover Eve. Now thirty-five years old, Eve has built her career to where she wants it from caterer to restaurant owner and chef. Eve owns the hot new restaurant in town. Both women continue to flash back to the magic they shared, are still in disbelief that it ended so suddenly and are starting to question why. Let me say that in addition to the lovers Ani & Eve a TOTAL Bonus is the introduction of the very original character Lisa who deserves her own TV show she was so captivating. If you liked this novel you will will love the author's other novels - Touchwood One Degree of Separation Maybe Next Time Frosting on the Cake (Short stories)

Excellent!

Karin Kallmaker's fabulous description of Alaska made me chilly just reading it. As always, a lovely romance by a master story teller. Get it! You won't be disappointed! **Remember - if you want your favorite authors to keep writing for us they have to be able to earn a living doing it. Always buy a NEW book. I know it sucks but if you're not going to keep it in your collection recycle it.**

Another winner from Kallmaker

Kallmaker's latest book is another great read. Ani is an Alaskan, a budding glacial geologist, who has relocated to Key West due to her self-imposed exile. Yes, of course, she is running away! What is good lesbian fiction if a character isn't running away from something or someone? And yes, Ani left too many things unresolved when she fled Alaska three years previously. This leaves the door open for her to return to Alaska to tie up those loose ends, especially the ones involving Eve. And those ends are tied up very neatly, in Kallmaker fashion. Populated with a wonderful cast of supporting characters (Lisa, Tonk, and Tan), this novel is the latest in the line of wonderful Kallmaker books. Well worth your time, so dive in. Who would've thought that glacial geology was so fascinating??